To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the… — House Roll Call 360

Passed in the House on December 18, 2025 · 211 Yea, 204 Nay, 18 Not Voting

Question: On Passage: H R 845 Pet and Livestock Protection Act

In plain English: This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove federal protections for gray wolves, except for the Mexican wolf subspecies, under the Endangered Species Act. It also prevents courts from reviewing this decision.

Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Specifically, the bill requires Interior to reissue the final rule titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and published on November 3, 2020. The rule removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States, except for th…

Vote Breakdown by Party

• Republican: 205 Yea, 4 Nay, 10 not voting/present.
• Democrat: 5 Yea, 200 Nay, 8 not voting/present.
• Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.

Members Who Voted Against Their Party

• Jim Costa (D-CA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Adam Gray (D-CA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Vern Buchanan (R-FL) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Randall Fine (R-FL) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
• Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.

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